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Romania: OMV Petrom, Romgaz Step Closer to Black Sea Gas Extraction

Dec 14, 2022

Romanian gas producers OMV Petrom and state-owned Romgaz filed paperwork on Tuesday that edged them closer to the extraction of a long-awaited deepwater gas field in the Black Sea, Petrom said.The two companies jointly own the Neptun Deep offshore project…

Brazil: No Gato do Mato Offshore Field FID in Next 12-24 Months, FPSO Firm Says

Nov 21, 2022

Shell's Brazilian subsidiary Shell Brasil Petróleo will not be making final investment decision (FID) on its Gato do Mato oil and gas field development offshore Brazil within the next 12 to 24 months. This is according to FPSO leasing firm BW…

Carbon Capture & Storage: Santos Reaches FID on Darwin Pipeline Duplication Project

Aug 29, 2022

Australian oil and gas firm Santos, as operator of the Barossa joint venture, on Monday announced a final investment decision (FID) has been taken to proceed with the Darwin Pipeline Duplication Project, located offshore the Northern Territory…

Staatsolie to Offer 60% of Suriname's Offshore Blocks in Coming Year

Jun 30, 2022

Suriname's state oil firm Staatsolie is getting ready to offer 60% of the country's offshore blocks for auction over the next 12 months, starting with a deepwater round in the fourth quarter, a company executive said on Wednesday.The Guyana…

Equinor Plans Investment Decision on S. Korea Floating Offshore Wind Farm in 2024

May 26, 2022

Norway's Equinor plans to make a final investment decision on what would be its first offshore wind farm in South Korea as early as 2024, and is now considering a third, larger project in the country, the head of its local unit said.'We are…

First Gas Flows from Mubadala Petroleum's Pegaga Offshore Field in Malaysia

Mar 21, 2022

UAE-based oil and gas company Mubadala Petroleum has announced first gas production from the Pegaga gas field in Block SK 320, offshore Malaysia.Mubadala Petroleum is the Operator of Block SK 320 containing the Pegaga field, with a 55 percent interest…

Subsea 7 Nets Krafla FEED. Eyes Large EPCI Deal after FID

Mar 04, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has awarded Subsea 7 a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for the marine installations associated with the Krafla development project, offshore Norway.The awarded work is required to finalize…

New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm: Ørsted, Eversource Sanction 130MW South Fork Wind Project

Feb 11, 2022

Ørsted and Eversource have taken the final investment decision (FID) on the South Fork Wind project that will be New York’s first offshore wind farm. The FID comes after the South Fork Wind joint venture, owned 50/50 by Ørsted and Eversource…

Romania to Revise Tax Seen Blocking Black Sea Gas Investment

Jan 14, 2022

Romania's offshore gas tax that has held up big projects in the Black Sea is set to be revised by the first half of this year after repeated delays, Energy Minister Virgil Popescu said, paving the way for investment.The tax on offshore projects…

Vattenfall Takes FID on 344 MW Danish Offshore Wind Project

Dec 15, 2021

Swedish power firm Vattenfall has taken the final investment decision for the 344 MW Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord offshore wind project in Denmark, valued at 769 million euros (~$866,8 million).'With the final investment decision at a value…

OMV Petrom Could Delay Black Sea Gas Project FID Pending Tax Change

Dec 08, 2021

Romanian OMV Petrom could postpone a final investment decision over its Black Sea deep water gas project until 2023 if lawmakers do not amend an offshore law by the end of this year as agreed, its chief executive said on Wednesday.OMV Petrom…

Ørsted Reaches FID on Two German Offshore Wind Farm Projects

Dec 01, 2021

Danish offshore wind farm developer Ørsted has taken the final investment decision (FID) on the two German offshore wind farms Gode Wind 3 (242 MW) and Borkum Riffgrund 3 (900 MW), expected to be commissioned in 2024 and 2025, respectively.Rasmus Errboe…

Denmark Signs Offshore Wind Power Link Deals with Germany and Belgium

Nov 23, 2021

Danish grid operator Energinet signed deals on Tuesday with Belgium's Elia and Germany's 50Hertz that move Denmark closer to building two sea links connecting its offshore wind turbines to Germany and Belgium to boost the flow of green energy in the region…

Australian Green Group Looks to Derail Woodside's $12B Scarborough Offshore Project

Nov 19, 2021

Lawyers for the Conservation Council of Western Australia have sent letters to Woodside Petroleum and the country's energy minister seeking to delay, if not stop, the company's Scarborough natural gas project.The letters were sent just weeks…

Woodside Moves Closer to Scarborough Field FID. Strikes Deal to Sell 49% in Pluto LNG Plant

Nov 15, 2021

Australia's Woodside Petroleum on Monday took a big step toward funding its biggest growth project, announcing the sale of a 49% stake in the planned expansion of its Pluto liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Western Australia.In a statement…

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